Mobility and networks
How intensive was social mobility in the highland societies, which forms did it take and how permeable, adaptable and resilient were those life forms? How is the interregional „connectivity“, resulting …
Daily life and institution
A main interest is the question to what extent the increasing differentiation (“specialization”) of institutions and their consolidation correspond to a (pre-)historic reality. Which highland-specific configurations could evolve in the …
Landscapes and raw material regimes
The significance of the diversely structured raw material region for the life conditions of the populations of the Iranian highlands is evident. However, for the first time, this basic constant …
Resilience
Resilience is a term, originally from materials physics with use in various disciplines (systems ecology, psychology, environmental studies, sustainability; political economy, etc.). There is a controversial debate in research about …